Chapter 273

As she left, two little tails followed behind her.

Du Yue: "Xiao Wu, Lujiang City is too small. I want to go to the capital and try my luck."

Yun Kai: "Colonel Jiang said I have some potential and recommended me to the National Defense University in the capital."

Qin Dong didn't speak, but looked at Ling Wu with a firm conviction in his eyes.

Song Chunhua leaned against the car window with one hand and clicked her tongue: "If you don't leave now, then nobody's leaving!"

Back at the base, Ling Wu was surrounded by a group of people and ate a cake to welcome her back.

The next day, she went to the medical examination center.

Before the report was even released, she was summoned by the top leader.

The senior leader was a woman who appeared very serious, but in private she was always approachable and kind. However, despite her busy schedule, Ling Wulai remained focused on her official duties.

Without looking up, she said familiarly, "Xiao Wu is here, please sit down." Only after Ling Wu sat down did she look up and casually ask, "Are you aware that you're experiencing a minor health issue?"

Lingwu nodded, "I know." After saying that, she picked up a mooncake that had been prepared for her and took a bite. The slightly sweet taste suited her taste perfectly.

The senior leader had practically watched her grow up, and seeing that she didn't seem to care much, his tone softened, "Don't worry, it's just a minor illness, you'll get better. But even minor illnesses require rest, so you'll need to hand over your work to someone else for now."

Ling Wu did not step into the utopia described by the top leader. She frankly told him, "I know I only have five years to live."

When her eyes met Ling Wu's clear gaze, the senior leader looked away for the first time. She lowered her eyes, her gaze fixed on the documents in her hands, and remained silent for a long time.

Seeing this, Lingwu simply sat there and silently ate the slightly sweet mooncake.

After finishing the mooncakes, the senior leader still didn't speak, so Ling Wu had no choice but to take the initiative and say, "I have a request, and I hope you can agree to it."

The high-ranking leader naturally handed her a handkerchief and answered her question: "What is your request?"

Lingwu took the handkerchief and said with a smile, "I hope you can keep my death a secret so that Grandma can enjoy her old age in peace."

Seeing her smile, the senior leader felt a pang of sadness. "You can hide it for a while, but not forever. You can't stay away from your grandmother forever."

"Yes, as long as the artificial intelligence robot is successfully developed, it will take my place and stay by Grandma's side."

"Artificial intelligence?" As a high-ranking leader, she naturally knew what artificial intelligence meant.

She hesitated for a moment before shaking her head in denial: "That's too far-fetched; current technology can't achieve that."

But as soon as she spoke, she met Ling Wu's gaze and ultimately wavered somewhat.

She thought that if it were the person in front of her, it wasn't impossible.

Ling Wu pondered for a moment before speaking earnestly: "Five years should be enough if we don't waste a single moment. After I die, it will stay by Grandma's side in my place. After Grandma passes away, the body of that artificial intelligence will be handed over to the state, along with the core data."

"But if an accident occurs midway, the core data will be destroyed along with the AI's body. This includes, but is not limited to, an accident involving the AI, or someone attempting to steal the core data beforehand."

There was one more thing she didn't mention: the artificial intelligence accompanying Song Chunhua would be the real Guan Lingwu.

This deal may seem to have many restrictions, but absolutely no one could resist it.

After all, even if Song Chunhua lives for another hundred years, developing artificial intelligence within that century would be a sure-fire way to make money.

Moreover, the top leader, like Ling Wu, believes that technological development is too rapid, and ultimately, only humanity itself will be destroyed.

For example, nuclear bombs.

Therefore, this deal was not only worthwhile, but the timing was also very reasonable.

The difficulty lies in the fact that deciphering the core information will also take time, but by then, it will no longer be a matter for this generation.

The high-ranking leader pointed with the pen in his hand, "You're certainly thinking about your grandma, but don't you think about yourself? Now you even dare to threaten me."

Ling Wu smiled but didn't say anything.

The top leader eventually gave in, but did not immediately agree, saying, "I'll think about it."

After Ling Wu nodded and left, the senior leader stared at the spot where she had left for a long time.

She recalled the first time she met Ling Wu. The lovely little girl wasn't afraid of her at all and said to her, "I can make other countries stop bullying us."

She thought the little girl was exaggerating, but the little girl was so cute that it was hard not to like her, so she patted the little girl's head and said, "Okay, I believe you."

As she was thinking, she suddenly felt an itch on her cheek, and instinctively raised her hand to touch something wet.

She simply couldn't understand how someone could talk about their own death so casually.

——

After having a separate laboratory, no one initially knew what Ling Wu was researching inside.

But as time went by, a group of geniuses discovered it.

Lingwu had no choice but to confess.

Therefore, Song Chunhua was always puzzled when she occasionally saw a group of researchers with sad eyes.

The little girl would still act cute, be funny, and snuggle in her arms to sleep, but after she noticed this, she would always be distracted and couldn't help but wonder if something had happened to the little girl.

But when she asked everyone, the answer was always no.

Five years later, one day, Ling Wu was about to leave after her afternoon nap when Song Chunhua called out to her for some reason: "Girl."

"Hmm? What's wrong, Grandma?" Ling Wu had already stepped out the door, and her expression as she turned back to ask was as obedient as ever.

Song Chunhua felt a little flustered for some reason, but the fluster came inexplicably. She quickly took a few steps toward Ling Wu, but finally stopped two steps away from Ling Wu.

Song Chunhua didn't know what to say. After thinking for a while, she could only say, "Don't overwork yourself."

Ling Wu's expression remained unchanged, and she nodded upon hearing this, "Okay."

"Come back soon," Song Chunhua reminded her again.

"good."

As the girl's figure receded into the distance, Song Chunhua stood there, lost in thought for some reason.

It was as if she could never see the girl again.

Thinking of this, Song Chunhua slapped her mouth, "Pah, pah, pah! What are you thinking about that's so depressing!"

But I was still uneasy.

Ling Wu stepped into the laboratory and, after giving the AI ​​robot one last check, leaned back in her chair, feeling a little sleepy.

As dusk fell, the AI ​​robot stood up, put on a white coat, and waited for Lingwu to wake up with unfocused eyes.

Half an hour later, Ling Wu opened her eyes.

With a swift movement of her brush, Guan Lingwu's soul was brought to life.

Guan Lingwu was about to kneel down when Lingwu raised her hand to interrupt her, "Go, I will wait for you in the underworld for a while."

A journey through the mortal realm is but half a day in the underworld.

After a short while, Song Chunhua's lifespan came to an end, and the artificial intelligence body also ran out of energy, causing Guan Lingwu to disappear completely.

Before Guan Lingwu could even thank her, Wen Liang's fingertips guided her into the body of the android.

Lingwu waited until the robot's gaze shifted from unfocused to focused before leaving the lab and heading to the top leader's office.

No one knows what she said to the big boss, only that the big boss never ate a mooncake again after she left that day.

When Ling Wu turned back, she saw a group of familiar base personnel staring at her blankly.

Since returning from Wanyue Village, her daily health checkup indicators have gradually declined.

Everyone knew, except Song Chunhua.

The artificial intelligence robot was developed by Ling Wu alone, without her telling anyone about the technology. After a long talk with her all night, the top leader finally nodded in agreement.

After a contract was signed by all those in the know, it was sealed away as top secret.

Knowing everything, her colleagues were waiting at the lab entrance. When Ling Wu returned, she asked with a smile, "Why are you all here?"

Someone opened their mouth, but in the end, they didn't say anything.

Why did everyone come?

Perhaps it's because they all want to see a miracle happen.

Can someone who has created many miracles create another miracle in their life as they approach its end?

Unexpectedly, yet predictably, no miracle occurred.

She walked into the laboratory, and in full view of everyone, she closed her eyes and stopped breathing.

Her chest no longer rose and fell, her pulse no longer beat, and when they made mistakes, there would never again be someone to gently comfort them and then turn the tide.

They are the ultimate followers of materialism, but this time, faced with the facts, they feel that everything is a lie.

Behind her was an AI robot that looked exactly like Ling Wu. She held Song Chunhua's arm and looked at the crowd in front of her, her eyes lowered in reverence.

As Song Chunhua, who was being held by the arm, looked at the crowded people in front of her, she felt a moment of emptiness. For the first time, she wanted to push everyone aside and see what was happening in front of her.

"Grandma, I'm hungry," Guan Lingwu said.

Song Chunhua's mind finally returned to normal.

What was she thinking about just now? I can't quite remember.

"Then let's go back. The big boss has approved a long leave for you, so you won't have to work so hard anymore."

“From then on, I will stay by your side every day.”

"I find this old woman annoying!"

"Then I will stay by your side every day."

Song Chunhua hesitated for a moment, remembering that the little girl in her memory had said something similar.

"You brat..."